CUPERTINO, Calif. — What is French designer Philippe Starck working on for Apple?

One obvious guess for Apple’s new product would be the much-anticipated Apple television. Or a re-imagining of the Apple Store.

Here’s another: Nothing.

Reached for comment, an Apple spokeswoman said the company is not working on a new product with Starck. And while she declined to speculate about what the designer might have been referring to when he told France Info Radio that he and Apple “have a big project together that will be out in eight months,” there’s a good explanation for the remark.

Prior to his death, Apple CEO Steve Jobs was working with Starck on a yacht. And this is likely the “fairly, if not very, revolutionary” project he was talking about.

Set to be built by luxury super-yacht builder Feadship, the yacht is believed to have a very minimalist and sleek design with a main feature being 40-foot-long glass walls. Starck has been involved in its design.